Hey there, science researcher! Have you ever tried to explain to general people what you do for a living? How easy was it? Not much, huh? We know how you feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depending on your mood and who is asking, you take the time to actually explain everything you do. The outcome is one of two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A) You sound like you are speaking a different and boring scientific language
\nB) You sound like a crazy scientist doing weird experiments just like in the movies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why does that happen? Why people are not familiar with the scientific daily life? Why do they think it is either boring or crazy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Science communication is one of the many things we haven’t figured out yet and it has consequences. People usually move away from what they don’t understand. And let’s face it, even scientists have trouble understanding something out of their own research field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But why do we have to worry about it?Science is supposed to generate an impact; to change a way of thinking; to improve something. If you can’t reach enough people and make a difference with your work, what is the point of doing it in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If people don’t feel like they can be part of science, maybe science communication is the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n